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Ten EMU graduates earn Cords of Distinction for contributions to campus and community

April 27, 2015Last updated July 19, 2016 by Lauren Jefferson

Ten graduating seniors were honored as Cords of Distinction recipients in a ceremony held Saturday afternoon, April 25, 2015 at Eastern Mennonite University (EMU). Faculty, staff and fellow students nominated ... read more about Ten EMU graduates earn Cords of Distinction for contributions to campus and community

EMU’s Commencement ceremony moved indoors to Yoder Arena in University Commons due to inclement weather

April 26, 2015Last updated June 29, 2016 by

Inclement weather has forced EMU’s commencement ceremony indoors to Yoder Arena in University Commons. The ceremony begins at 1 p.m. Disability parking is available in front of University Commons and ... read more about EMU’s Commencement ceremony moved indoors to Yoder Arena in University Commons due to inclement weather

Author and political commentator E.J. Dionne to speak at 2015 Commencement

March 31, 2015Last updated April 26, 2015 by Kara Lofton

Best-selling author and political commentator E.J. Dionne will give Eastern Mennonite University’s 2015 Commencement address on Sunday, April 26, at 1 p.m. Dionne is a syndicated columnist for the Washington ... read more about Author and political commentator E.J. Dionne to speak at 2015 Commencement

Be a risk-taker and a change-maker, Nobel Peace Prize winner tells class of 2014

April 28, 2014Last updated March 17, 2015 by Caleb Soptelean

Courtesy of Caleb Soptelean, Daily News Record, April 28, 2014 “Dare to be laughed at, mocked and scorned.” A Nobel Peace Prize winner gave those words of advice to Eastern ... read more about Be a risk-taker and a change-maker, Nobel Peace Prize winner tells class of 2014

Nobel Laureate Gbowee helps EMU graduates to appreciate taking action – and dancing – in the present

April 28, 2014Last updated March 16, 2015 by Bonnie Price Lofton

Under a postcard-perfect blue sky at Eastern Mennonite University, 467 members of the graduating class of 2014 heard Nobel Peace Laureate Leymah Gbowee call them to “take action in the ... read more about Nobel Laureate Gbowee helps EMU graduates to appreciate taking action – and dancing – in the present

Nobel Peace Prize winner Leymah Gbowee to speak at 2014 commencement

March 31, 2014Last updated September 24, 2014 by Andrew Jenner

Leymah Gbowee, co-winner of the 2011 Nobel Peace Prize, will give the address at Eastern Mennonite University’s 96th commencement on Sunday, April 27. Gbowee is a 2007 graduate of EMU, ... read more about Nobel Peace Prize winner Leymah Gbowee to speak at 2014 commencement

Mark Shriver To Be Commencement Speaker, Bringing Focus on Faith and Service

January 10, 2013Last updated September 24, 2014 by Mike Zucconi and Bonnie Lofton

Mark K. Shriver, a leader in social justice and the son of parents who devoted themselves to public-service work, will give the 95th annual commencement address at Eastern Mennonite University ... read more about Mark Shriver To Be Commencement Speaker, Bringing Focus on Faith and Service

Seminary celebrates 63rd Commencement

April 4, 2012Last updated September 24, 2014 by Laura Lehman Amstutz

Eastern Mennonite Seminary will hold its 63rd annual commencement service 2:30 p.m. Saturday, April 28 in Lehman Auditorium on the EMU campus. Rev. Dr. Daniel L. Garrett, adjunct professor, United ... read more about Seminary celebrates 63rd Commencement

Disney Heir to Speak at Commencement

February 6, 2012Last updated September 24, 2014 by Marcy Gineris and Mike Zucconi

Her ties to the first family of entertainment are strong but this Disney focuses on brave women in peacebuilding rather than cartoons and children’s films. Abigail Disney, a philanthropist, scholar ... read more about Disney Heir to Speak at Commencement

Twenty-four ‘Anointed’ for Ministry

May 2, 2011Last updated September 24, 2014 by Laura Lehman Amstutz

Eastern Mennonite Seminary (EMS) graduates Carl and Becky Van Stavern have spent the last three years juggling seminary and eight churches. Carl had five United Methodist congregations and Becky had ... read more about Twenty-four ‘Anointed’ for Ministry

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